⏰ SPRING FORWARD and join us at 9:00 or 11:15 for The Walk of Faith with EPC Stated Clerk, Dean Weaver.
KNOW TRUTH / LIVE TRUTH
SUNDAY WORSHIP — 03.13
⏰ SPRING FORWARD and join us at 9:00 or 11:15 for The Walk of Faith with EPC Stated Clerk, Dean Weaver. Prepare your heart in Mark 11:12-26. Access your Worship Guide to engage and grow.
FORMATION HOUR — 10:15
It’s an Arts Fellows take-over of the Pastors Class during the season of Lent! Learn at the intersection of art and faith for Biblical truths to inspire your life and work. Our second-Sunday seminar, Meet the Pres, is another great place to start. There’s a class for every age and stage. Find your Formation fit and join us this Sunday: Adult | Children | Student | College | FPCOnline
Please visit our website for safety procedures. If you’re high-risk, symptomatic, unable or hesitant to gather, plan to worship with us from the comfort and safety of your location at FPCO.org/live or Facebook.
MISSIONAL LIVING
Journey with us weekly through prompted prayers, spiritual practices, and acts of care for the people around us. In Lent we focus on our vocations — pray for the flourishing of your workplace and coworkers, practice prayers of confession, and reach out to colleagues with thoughtful acts of care. Share your story of Living on Mission to inspire a movement of Christ-like service in our city.
Last Call! Children’s Pop-Up Choir invites First Pres kids, grades 1-5, to practice and perform the Introit for Palm Sunday, 04.10, during Traditional worship. Rehearsals run for five consecutive Sundays beginning 03.13 in room 305 of Clayton Life Center from 9:30-10am. Contact Karen Roberts with questions.
Join us for an all-church serve day at the Christian Service Center on 04.02 from 9am-12pm. Help our neighbors in need, take a tour, and learn more about this vital ministry in our community. We’ll return to First Pres for boxed lunches, debrief and fellowship under the Angel Wing from 12-1pm. RSVP by 03.31 to ensure food for you and your crew.
Join Melissa Crabtree in a community-wide effort to support First Pres missions partner, Behorika, a girls school in Madagascar that aids in the recovery of sex trafficked victims. Melissa’s annual garage sale raises thousands for the mission, but it takes a village! This is your opportunity to PRAY, DONATE, LOAN TABLES, SORT, SELL, SHOP and COOK for a wonderful cause with your First Pres Family and Friends.
LifeFest is our annual church-wide retreat focused on worship, fellowship and adventure. It’s fun for the whole family from 04.29 - 05.01 at Southwind Camp. We want to see you there! Be encouraged in your faith — together, with your Church Family!
We’re excited to celebrate our high school graduates on Sunday, 05.15. Parents of Seniors: submit a high-quality, forward-facing, professional photo of your soon-to-be-grad and also include their school info to be featured during Senior Sunday worship and on our website. (Deadline: Wednesday, 04.20)
Join Dr. Case Thorp for an epic adventure across Europe, 09.18-29.22! Deepen relationships, learn our Reformed doctrines, and explore the sites of the Continental Reformation. Experience the Biblical narrative with the once-in-a-lifetime Oberammergau Passion Play (09.16-19.22) while learning Reformation hymns along the way. See the places where Calvin, Luther and Zwingli stood for Truth. (Registration Deadline: 03.15.22)
If you’re new, this class is for you! Even if you’re not new, but want to know more about First Pres, or are becoming a Covenant Partner — plan to attend this seminar on the second Sunday of every month. This weekend, Rev. Tanner Fox discusses Reformed Theology for a blessed time of formation and fellowship.
A Congregational Meeting has been called for Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the 11:15 am service for the purpose of electing the Congregational Nominating Committee and approving updated Terms of Call.
LENT 2022
Preparing our hearts for the hope of the Resurrection, Lent offers 40 days of reflection, confession, and community to draw us into the Truth of Christ’s suffering and redemption. Exhale. Interrupt your ordinary rhythms. Join us as we follow Christ’s Walk to the Cross each week until Easter Sunday.
